Erik Jaka and Martxel Iztueta added the second victory on this third day of the Couples championship by defeating Iñaki Artola and Ander Imaz at the Beotibar fronton in Tolosa by a resounding 22-8.
Absolute domain by Erik Jaka and Martxel Iztueta to achieve victory against a tough couple like Iñaki Artola and Ander Imaz. From the beginning, the couple wearing red shirts found themselves with another march. A loose Iztueta who dominated Imaz, and a Jaka who finished off everything that came his way. They demonstrated the enormous power they have when they are capable of playing face-to-face. There was no type of opposition having a light that was going to be impossible to recover and even more so because of how the episode was going.
As the equator reached, Iztueta’s mistakes were palpable most of the time. The scores were tougher without Imaz being so far back and without the blue pair having so much space between them and from there came some mistakes from Martxel in which he did find himself somewhat tired. The blues wanted that toughness while Artola did find some shots, but he wasn’t knowing how to take advantage either. On the other hand, Jaka, who had a few moments where he did not have as much connection due to how the game was going with the shot, knew before the second mandatory break to be a participant in very eye-catching shots.
At no time did the blues have the role of dominating the goals. Only during that stretch where they were able to equalize the rallies and hence, with the help of the reds, they scored so many in their favor. They found themselves subdued and despite wanting to show that combativeness, they were never able to cope with this couple who were on top from the beginning to the end. A Jaka who finished up to 14 points with a definition in the txoko and then a counterattack in the width. Happy, colorful game and without the rivals having any opposition. Sweet second point and warning to the other couples that this duo can be very difficult to beat. The blues, who are left with only one victory, were barely able to score three goals made by themselves.
